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Tell the Internet that you think a live act is overrated, like we did last week, and you're bound to get some passionate responses. Say that your assessment is based on a Coachella performance and people will really jump to the band's defense. "Of course it's not going their best...

If you run a donut shop, chances are you eat a lot of donuts. That’s certainly the case with Mark Trombino, owner of Donut Friend in Highland Park. In years past, the 48-year-old musician and record producer was known for producing emo and pop-punk albums and for playing drums in...

After Tuesday's lineup announcement, three-day passes for both weekends of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival went on sale Wednesday, Jan. 7 at Noon. By 12:40 p.m., they had sold out, making this year's Coachella the fastest-selling to date. Predictably, resellers are already hawking Coachella passes at nosebleed prices...

Every year the Latino community seems to be disappointed over how few Latin artists represent at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival. They take to social media expressing frustration over how such a major festival can ignore the demand of the massive Latino population in Southern California. When not one...

To hell with the naysayers. Coachella 2015 is going to rock. Here are 10 reasons why. 10. More Latin music. Given Southern California's huge Hispanic population, Coachella's relative lack of Latin and Spanish-language music has always puzzling. This year's lineup still doesn't fully address the imbalance, but it's an improvement...

So Coachella announced its 2015 lineup earlier today, and as usual, the Internet went bazonkers. Why the furor this year? Was it over the presence of a Malcolm Young-less AC/DC? Jack White's first appearance as a solo artist? Reunion shows by Ride and Drive Like Jehu? The general consensus (which...